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LGBT Rights in Moldova

    Homosexuality
    ⚢
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ⚭
    ✖ Unrecognized
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
    Non-binary gender recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Military
    ✖ Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal

Public Opinion

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Recent public opinion surveys in Moldova have pointed to a persistence of extremely homophobic attitudes, causing deep concern.

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Moldova Surveys

Orthodox Christian Support for Church's Position of Refusing to Perform Same-Sex Marriage

(Pew Research Center, 2017)
77%
Support
15%
Oppose

History

Homosexual activity in Moldova

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Homosexual activity in Moldova is legal.

Current status
Since 1995
Legal
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Sources:
gaytimes.co.uk/Hotspots/Gay…
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Same-sex marriage in Moldova

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Same-sex marriage in Moldova is unrecognized.

Current status
Since 1994
Unrecognized
Constitutional ban since 1994.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Jan 1, 1994–Sep 12, 2018
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only
Required legalization under EU Ruling. Gay union legalization pending.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
t.co/m1oCNOg5WL
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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Moldova

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Censorship of LGBT Issues in Moldova is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Moldova, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Moldova

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Right to change legal gender in Moldova is legal, but requires surgery.

Current status
Legal, but requires surgery
Moldovan law allows for legal gender change only after ‘change of sex’. So far this has been interpreted as biological / surgical change of sex. In 2011, four individuals had successfully changed gender in law in Moldova since independence. After biological / surgical change of sex, the Moldovan Ministry of Information and Technology will issue a certificate stating that the person has changed sex. With this certificate it is possible to change all other official documents (passport, birth certificate, ID card etc).
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
ilga-europe.org/home/guide_…
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Jan 1, 2011–Sep 8, 2018
Legal, surgery not required
Missing non binary options on documents.
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Sources:
tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads…




tgeu.org/wp-content/uploads…
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Moldova

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Moldova is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
Rainbow Europe reports that Moldova doesn’t recognize non-binary gender identities yet, though it may happen in the future.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
rainbow-europe.org/#8623/0/0
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LGBT discrimination in Moldova

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LGBT discrimination in Moldova is illegal.

Current status
Since Feb 9, 2023
Illegal
In 2023, The Parliament of Moldova passed Law No.2 (2023) which included sexual orientation and gender identity among grounds protected from "any kind of discrimination".
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
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Jan 1, 2013–Feb 9, 2023
Illegal in some contexts
A law protecting LGBTQ+ population from labour law discrimination took effect on January 1st 2013
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
parlament.md/ProcesulLegisl…
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Jan 1, 2013–Apr 15, 2018
Illegal
Full discrimination protections.
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LGBT employment discrimination in Moldova

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LGBT employment discrimination in Moldova is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Feb 9, 2023
Sexual orientation and gender identity
In 2023, The Parliament of Moldova passed Law No.2 (2023) which included sexual orientation and gender identity among grounds protected from "any kind of discrimination". Protections in employment are included as well.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
database.ilga.org/api/downl…
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Jan 1, 2013–Feb 9, 2023
Sexual orientation only
A law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment was adopted by the Moldovan Parliament on 25 May 2012, and signed into law by President Nicolae Timofti on 28 May 2012. The law took effect on 1 January 2013.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
lex.justice.md/md/343361/
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LGBT housing discrimination in Moldova

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LGBT housing discrimination in Moldova is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2013
Sexual orientation and gender identity
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Same-sex adoption in Moldova

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Same-sex adoption in Moldova is single only.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2012
Single only
Since after 2011. Missing laws for same sex couples.
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Serving openly in military in Moldova

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Serving openly in military in Moldova is lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned.

Current status
Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned
Gays and lesbians allowed to serve, transgenders unfortunately aren’t
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Blood donations by MSMs in Moldova

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Blood donations by MSMs in Moldova is banned (indefinite deferral).

Current status
Banned (indefinite deferral)
The Moldovan legislation bans MSMs from donating blood due to high risk of transmitting STDs.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_…
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Conversion therapy in Moldova

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Conversion therapy in Moldova is not banned.

Current status
Since Apr 7, 2014
Not banned
it was introduced in 2014. Not clear.
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
assembly.coe.int
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Equal age of consent in Moldova

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Equal age of consent in Moldova is equal.

Current status
Since 2002
Equal
Details  ·  Accurate? Yes No
Sources:
gaytimes.co.uk/Hotspots/Gay…
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